George Gregory (cricketer)
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| Full name | George Robert Gregory | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
27 August 1878 Pilsley, Derbyshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died |
28 November 1958 (aged 80) Scarborough, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting style | Right-handed batsman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling style | Leg break bowler | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1899–1910 | Derbyshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First-class debut | 20 July 1899 Derbyshire v Leicestershire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last First-class | 18 August 1910 Derbyshire v Nottinghamshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source: , November 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
George Robert Gregory (27 August 1878 - 28 November 1958) was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire intermittently between 1899 and 1910.
Gregory was born at Pilsley, Derbyshire, the son of George Gregory, an innkeeper of Pilsley, and his wife Mary.[1] He made his debut for Derbyshire in the 1899 season in July against Leicestershire when he opened the batting in the only innings played. He next played for Derbyshire in two games in the 1901 season. His main season was in 1903 when he played eight matches and bowled regularly to take 12 wickets. His best bowling performance of 4 for 70 was against Surrey. In the 1904 season he played two matches, and then his next game was in the 1906 season. He finally played one match in the 1910 season.
Gregory was a right-hand batsman and played 22 innings in 15 first class matches with an average of 8.70 and a top score of 23. He was a leg-break bowler and took twelve first class wickets at an average of 22.25 and a best performance of 4-70.[2]
Gregory died at Scarborough, Yorkshire at the age of 80.
References
- ↑ British Census 1881 RG11 3428/119 p 16
- ↑ George Gregory at Cricket Archive